Former Hoosier softball player Kelsey Dotson signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bandits, according to a release.
The Bandits play in the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League.
Dotson graduated from IU. Initially, she signed a 10-day contract with the Bandits on May 30 and earned a longer contract with her play.
“I’m so proud of Kelsey and excited for her opportunity with the Bandits,” IU Coach Michelle Gardner said in a release. “She was a tremendous part of this program for the last four years and I cannot wait to see what she does in this next step of her career.”
Dotson was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and finished her career as a Hoosier with 23 home runs, which is tied for ninth in program history. Her 14 home runs in 2015 are the second most by a player in a season at IU.
Dotson missed 18 games this past season with an injury and finished the season with 25 hits, 23 walks, 21 RBI and 16 runs.
Dotson joins Indiana alumnus Morgan Melloh as a National Pro Fastpitch player. Melloh was drafted by the NPF Diamonds in 2011 and has been a member of the Dallas Charge for the last two seasons.
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